The holidays are supposed to be a time of good cheer, but crime reports indicate that the holidays are also a time when many people snap.
One Boston man stands accused of stαbbing his wife to deαth with a kitchen knife after she complained about him not buying her a Christmas gift.
Julio Resto, 51, pleaded not guilty murdering his 42 year old wife, Gloria.
Resto allegedly told police that his wife was upset over not receiving a Christmas gift from him and began staying with friends on December 26. She sent him a text on December 30 advising of her plans to move out of their home.
The wife returned to their shared home later that night and was iafter refusing to speak to her husband.
Resto attempted to kill himself by trapping carbon monoxide poisoning inside his vehicle but failed.
Resto eventually ran into Waltham police headquarters, screaming, “Shoot me. I have nothing to live for. I just killed my wife.”
After officers searched the man’s home, they found his son asleep and unharmed, along with the wife’s body.
Family of the victim say she was a loving mother of two.
“She did a lot for everybody. She was just always there for us. Right now we all need our privacy,” the victim’s aunt said.
(via Black Like Moi)